👉 The Burton veins are a pair of superficial veins on the right side of the neck, running from the sternocleidomastoid muscle to the thyroid gland. They are named after the English surgeon and anatomist John Burton, who first described them in 1792. The Burton veins drain blood from the skin of the neck and upper part of the trachea, and they run parallel to the external jugular vein. These veins can sometimes become compressed or enlarged due to various factors such as neck trauma, tumors, or inflammation.
